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• It is of tremendous importance, when a wizard enters a battle, that he should have prepared sufficient spells beforehand to meet anything that he might face during the coming fight.
  It is even more important that the wizard act bravely during the course of the fight, so that he might do credit to the names of wizards everywhere....
• The professional wizard, it is said, should always watch his hands.
  Actually, the truly professional wizard should watch a great many other things as well, including the reactions of his audience, the door or window that constitutes the nearest exit, and, perhaps most important, the constantly fluctuating interest rates on his retirement account in the First Bank of Vushta....
• Perhaps I have given you the wrong impression. A wizard's life is not all fame, fortune and frivolity.
  There must be periods of rest as well, when a wizard should find a safe retreat where he can seclude himself from sorcery and restore his health and vitality in the proper ascetic atmosphere....
• Reasoned decision is important, and there comes a time in every wizard's life when he must decide what goal he should pursue to give true meaning to his life.
  Should it be money, or travel, or fame? And what of leisure and the love of women?...
• There comes a time when a wizard must put his fate totally in the hands of another.
  This takes great courage, and great faith in the ability of others to perform some function that is beyond you....
• When traveling, the sages say, one must always be prepared to accept local customs.
  Yet there are areas of this very kingdom where one might find it customary to tax a wizard into poverty...
• A wizard's reputation is his bond, or so the sages say.
  And, as all learned men know, a reputation is difficult to build, and all too easily besmirched....
• Wizards encounter periods of crisis from time to time.
  It comes with the job, right along with the robes and the pointy hat....
• Wizards, like all mortals, need their rest. Casting spells, righting wrongs, and putting a little away for your old age can all be draining occupations.
  The true wizard must therefore always insist on a good night's sleep, and a few days' respite between tasks....